Where does “pitu” come from?

pitu (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese peito, from Old Portuguese peito, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

pitu (Guinea-Bissau Creole): chest; breast

Definitions

  1. chest; breast

Ancestry of “pitu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepeitochest; breast; breaststroke
2Old Portuguesepeito—
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Every word from English polyethylene glycol →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peg- →Every word from Proto-Italic pektos →